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F PROJECY NCO73 RECORD
1. DTE·TIMF GROUF 2. LOCATION
27/0445EDT
..1 May 69 23/03452 NEW YORK, NEW YORK
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Probable Astro (MARS)
Civilian At 0445 EDT, Mars was s at an azimuth of 230 degrees and
11. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 11 degrees elevation. At O5l5 EDT, Mars was at an azimuth
of 236 degrees and elevation of 7 degrees. Mars had a
One (1) stellar magnitude of -l.9 that night.
5. LENGTH OF OS3ERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND AMALYSIS
30 minutes Observer sighted a bright orange light in t the southwest.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION She watched it for about 30 minutes until it disappeared
seemingly going southwest.
7. COURSE COURSE
Southwes Southwest.
8. PHOTOS
n Yos n Yes
D No W No
9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDEMCHE PHYSICAL EVIDEMCE
07 Yes
2 No 5 No
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SIGNTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIOMAIRE BUDOET DSREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-1258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE MONS THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL EE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
ANSWER AI
YOUR
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO AS433, IAW AFR8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN C DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? 27 mad YEAR 1969
DAY_ MONTH
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 45DA.M. P.M.
HOUR MINUTES
. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 3 MINUTES/ DA.M. P.M.
HOUR
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLTGHT's M DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ]PACIFIC OTHER OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A MAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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Olosfeed upthephinomenor I looked up the phenomenor NdO
by the mindbr then he the mindlor then the the
southmiet,
6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE DOINY SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW NIGH THE
PHENONENUN WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEH FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW MGH ABOVE THE HONIZON THL PHENOMENON WAS YHEN LACT SEEN.
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NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A" ON TNE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENONENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THI DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A *B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON VHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A" AND *B* WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON SETWEEN "A" AND "B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVEO OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK GAPTOPRIST- MOCKS.) 02
IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
OUTDOORS IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING mihiihe
AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTAYSIDE
IN CAR AS DRIVER
NEAR AIRFIELD
IN BOAT FLYING OVER CITY
IN AIRPLANE AS FILOT AS PASSENGER
FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER 1 OTHER
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IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST OBSERVING THE
DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE
SOUTH WEST PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST NO
YES
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST
XPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR DODY OF WATER YOU WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING TRAVERSED DURING
ESCRIPE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR DODY OF ESCRIPE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
NE SIGHTING. NE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIDLE STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIOLE
IOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? IOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
NO. IF "YES." DESCRIPE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF *YES." DESCRIPE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
HD YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES IF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. IF SIGHTING TME PHENOMENON AND VHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMCNON IN SIGHT?
CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
.ENGTH OF TINE FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
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. IND. IF PNO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
FAS THE PHENONENDH IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY TXYES
MOVEMENY OR THE EEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PCARANCES ON PREVIOUSOKEYCHES.
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ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. COnoItions(Check cppropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 8. WEATHER
DAY 10 CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW jluify) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLOuDS (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS(Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUOS SNOW MOR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE THE ABOVE CLEN
C. :. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
11 STARS (2) MOON MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN SY CLOUOS
UNKNOVN UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New Or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? LYES YES 0 NO. IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED NO. IF "YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACEO
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeG nOON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUNINATION PRESENT OURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LANP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRNIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
SIRCETLAM
L. GIVE A BRIEF OESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATINS WMETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LSHINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. OESCRIBE YOUR INPRESSION OF WHETHER 2
IT WAS SOLIO OM TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT 1
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHY. .NOICATE COMPARISONS WITH CTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
GTHER ORUECTIN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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B. DID THE FHEROMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETMING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? . UYES NO. IF *YES DESCHIPE.
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IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDC AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WIIAT WA. THIC ANGULAR SIZE' HOLD A MATCH AT ARIPS LENGTH IN FAONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMP OR THL HOON. NOTE HCW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED SY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEH AOLE A. PERFORM THIS EXPEPIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTILATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BESN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED(LTLULCLN PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE OCL.
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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PL. OIO YOUNOTICE ANY ODQN. NCISE, ON HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALSOR MACHINERYINTHEVICINITY []YES
A.. P.. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURR THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. DHD THE PHENOMENON DISTURR THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES ClYES M NO.
IF*YES." OESCRIBE. IF 'YES." OESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENONENON DEFONE? YES NO. IF *YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES ]NO. IF *YES," DID THEY SEEIT TOO?
YES CINO.
A. LISY THEIR NANES AND ADDRGSSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AEOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FURS
4.CN.411410
AGE
6 DVEP MALE FEMALE
DVEP
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY DE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE VHICH MAY DE PERTINENT.
RETRED
25. WMEH AND TO WHON DID YOU REPORT THAY YOU HAD SIGNTED THIS PHENUMENOMT 25. WMEH AND TO WHOH OID YOU REPORT THAY YOU HAD SIGNTED THIS PHENUMRNOM?
NALQUSAFWASL SAEWSL D.C DAY.27 mo2114 YEAn L9
P6. OATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QULSTIOMIAIAE. P6. OATE YOU COMPLETED THS QUILSTIOMIAINE.
DAY.18 DAY.IS MONTH Iune YEAR1969
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